Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, that there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to these matters be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolutions were agreed to. The preambles were agreed to. The resolutions, with their preambles, read as follows: S. Res. 166 (Commemorating May 8, 2011, as the 66th anniversary of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe) Whereas on December 11, 1941, 4 days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; Whereas on November 8, 1942, United States and Allied forces began Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa; Whereas German and other Axis forces in North Africa surrendered on May 13, 1943; Whereas in July of 1943, United States and Allied forces landed in Sicily; Whereas on September 8, 1943, Italy surrendered to United States and Allied forces, although German troops in Italy continued to fight until May of 1945; Whereas more than 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in France on June 6, 1944, known thereafter as ``D-Day''; Whereas on August 25, 1944, United States and Allied forces liberated Paris; Whereas from mid- to late- December, during the Battle of the Bulge, United States troops heroically resisted a major German offensive in Belgium and France; Whereas United States troops crossed the Rhine Ri…”